Hi Nancy,

 NB>  NB>>>> Always enough desserts to auction off that way...  
 NB>  RH>>> And a good variety as well.
 NB>  NB>>> Which is part of what makes it so enjoyable every year,,, 
 NB>  RH>> That, and the bidding competition. It can get crazy sometimes.
 NB>  NB>> I can well imagine... 

 RH> All in good fun and for a good cause however.

 NB> Yup.  

Trying some new things now, see if they're worth perfecting and taking
in to sell.

 NB>  RH>> Yes but it will be nice when it finally opens. Somebody was
 NB>  RH>> commenting recently that they didn't understand all the "hype"
 NB>  RH>> about Wegman's; she'd been in one and was not that impressed
 NB>  RH>> with it. Maybe she needed to spend more time in one? (G)
 NB>  NB>> It partly depends on what area of a store one does most of their
 NB>  NB>> shopping... and what sort of quality they want and are willing
 NB>  NB>> to pay for... For me, Wegmans easily wins hands down... the
 NB>  NB>> things that matter to me are at least as inexpensive as at any
 NB>  NB>> other store, the quality of the fresh foods (produce, meats,
 NB>  NB>> seafood, dairy, bakery) is as good or better than anywhere else,
 NB>  NB>> I don't mind paying a little more for good fresh food to be
 NB>  NB>> prepared at the store for me, and so on.... and the convenience
 NB>  NB>> of it all in one place...  Apparently Aldi's is a better fit for
 NB>  NB>> some people, including my youngest sister (MG).... shrug... 

 RH> We do a mix of stores, depending on where we are, what we need.

 NB> We do shop a different store at times, for some things not available
 NB> at Wegmans.... but it's rathew few and far between for us...    Your
 NB> suggestion of spending more time in the Wegmans store actually has
 NB> some merit.... It wasn't until I was shopping elsewhere (outside of
 NB> Rochester) that I realized how accustomed I'd become to what was
 NB> available only at Wegmans... 

We've done a mix but when Steve was in the Army, mostly at the
commissary. Couldn't get some things at it, so even in Germany, I was
shopping the economy stores every month as well. Right now, Wegman's
will be a "when we're in Raleigh" shopping place but when they open up
in WF, it may be our primary store.

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